10 billion taels!
That’s not just a little bit!
Could it be that the imperial court has made enough money in a whole month?
Is it all going to be invested in it?
How much does a helicopter cost?
Dai Zhou was panicking at this time.
Even if he agrees, will Li Shimin agree?
Is there still room for detours?
Maybe it can be cheaper?
This was Dai Zhou's first thought.
Just like buying something, you can't just give as much as the seller says. At least you have to bargain, right?
So Dai Zhou said.
"Sir! Do you think the money can be less? Ten billion is too high!"
If it was 10 billion taels before, it might be higher, but the currency has been depreciating. Maybe the 10 billion now is the billion before, right? No one has measured this.
Li Min smiled and asked, "How much do you think it will cost?"
Such a rhetorical question made the other party a little surprised.
How much is appropriate?
Naturally, the less, the better.
"How about five hundred million taels?"
This Dai Zhou really dares to ask for a price.
Moreover, the offered price was directly discounted by 0.5%.
A total of 9.5 billion was cut off.
It can't be done like this!
Li Min smiled, how could he do what he wished?
"Dai Zhou, you are so unkind! Even if it doesn't cost anything, it's still more than this amount!"
"Sir, this may be the most money the court can spend."
"Yeah?"
"Yes!"
"Then this business may not succeed! We won't lose money here. If we have the money, we might as well put it into technology!"
"Sir, can't you make a little less? We can negotiate the price later!"
In Dai Zhou's opinion, Li Min still made too much.
In his opinion, the cost of this subway will not be too high.
Li Min replied directly: "You must have a misunderstanding about this subway. Otherwise, you wouldn't have said such a thing!"
"Sir, what do you say?"
""The construction of the subway is extremely high, and a tunnel must be dug 20m underground. If you encounter rocks, you need large-scale equipment. The manufacture of such large-scale equipment requires a lot of funds.
And because accidents are prone to occur about 20m underground.
There are also a lot of building materials needed.
To put it all together, the cost alone will cost billions.
Add in labor, construction period, and some profit calculations, and charging you 10 billion is still too little.
If you hadn’t come here today and others had come without 50 billion, it would have been impossible to win it! Do you get me? "
In this way, Li Min still did it for Dai Zhou's sake.
Don't wait for Dai Zhou to speak.
Li Min added, "It's up to you. Whether you want to cultivate or not is just a matter of your thoughts. But what I want to say is that if a subway is built, the population of Chang'an City can be increased to at least 20 million. And there won’t be traffic congestion. What if we build more subways? Even with a population of 30 million, it won’t be a problem.”
This is his exact words, and it is true in fact. The more population there is, the more land is needed, so it only makes sense to build a subway.
As for the subway, according to future relevant data, subway operations in most cities are in a state of loss, and only 4 cities have achieved break-even. It is very difficult to recover operating costs. Therefore, knowing that this is the case, it is difficult to make money simply by selling subway tickets, and it is almost always a loss. Why are major cities rushing to build subways?
The cost of building subways is high, and they do not expect to make profits from it. The major cities rushing to build subways mainly focus on the ability of subways to promote economic growth. The construction of subways in cities has certain social security functions and public facilities. While stimulating infrastructure investment, it can also bring more jobs to the society and promote economic growth. In addition, what is more important when building a subway is the impact it will have on the regional economy along the subway, especially the increase in housing prices near the area. As the saying goes, "When the subway rings, there is a thousand taels of gold." This is the truth.
Dai Zhou listened to Li Min's words.
It seemed that he was persuaded. Are you here to seek help today?
So, he said: "I will go back and discuss it with Your Majesty."
At this point, he was 50% sure, but Li Min was not in a hurry.
Anyway, if you repair it, I will have money. If you don’t repair it, I won’t be short of money. I can get money in other ways!
It depends on your choice.
Of course, repairing it is the best, and it can also make Shengtang Group better. Because transportation is also extremely important to yourself! This is what the saying goes: If you want to get rich, build roads first!
Of course, it would be best to be able to fix it.
Then, he said: "I'm here to give you a suggestion! It can help you succeed!"
"Sir, please speak!"
"You said that when you went back to discuss, you directly raised the cost to 20 billion. Then you extended the negotiation period. Finally, you told the emperor that the deal would be finalized at 10 billion. The success rate is extremely high.
But this method is a bit risky, but it actually benefits the people.
Okay, now that I’ve said that, it’s up to you what you want to do. "
Li Min understood Li Shimin's character very well.
He knew that if Dai Zhou went back and told Li Shimin that taking the subway would cost 10 billion yuan, Li Shimin would definitely ask him to negotiate a price.
But if we say 20 billion first, then lower the price to 10 billion later.
Then maybe he will agree.
In order to get Li Shimin to agree faster.
Li Min added: "By the way, I will draw a picture for you here. You will understand how big the radiation surface of the subway to be photographed is."
I didn't think there was such an operation, maybe you can give it a try!
"Thank you, sir!"
So Li Min picked up a map from the table, which contained detailed maps of various locations. These maps are updated every once in a while! Because Chang'an is always changing!
He picked up a pen and drew four lines.
One vertical and one horizontal, plus two rings.
These four lines cover the entire main urban area of Chang'an.
At that time, the ground will be equipped with some rail transit.
The transportation cost is extremely low.
Once transportation improves, the economy will naturally see a huge improvement, because people spend less time on the road and the relative distances become smaller.
Doing business is more efficient.
The four lines were drawn quickly.
"Okay, take this back. If you don't understand, ask me again."
Dai Zhou picked up the map and just looked at it, feeling more and more surprised.
It turned out that Li Min sent that vertical line directly around the Daming Palace.
In other words, if Li Shimin wants to travel and take the subway, he can directly get off the Daming Palace and go directly to the subway entrance, which is very convenient.
Based on this alone, Li Shimin will definitely be tempted, and of course there are some benefits of the subway. Li Min also told Dai Zhou and asked him to go back and talk to Li Shimin.
"Yes, sir, let me go first!"
After Dai Zhou finished speaking, he left the tenement building.
As soon as he walked away, Li Min's phone rang.
